Writer: Andrew Tottenham — Managing Director--Tottenham & Co
Fighting Money Laundering with Regulations and Due Diligence
Money laundering, or should I say anti-money laundering (AML), is concentrating the minds of people in the gambling industry all around the... more
Casinos in Italy May Be an Endangered Species
Italy, with a population of nearly 70 million, has only four casinos, all of which are located in the north of the country and are owned... more
Why don’t integrated resorts seem to work in Europe?
Given the success that integrated resorts have found elsewhere in the world, I am often asked why they seem to fail in Europe. Integrated... more
Bad times for gambling in Bavaria
Results released recently by the Bavarian State Lottery Corporation, owner of Bayerische Spielbanken, which operates the nine casinos in... more
A casino gaming revival is taking place in Paris
Something has been happening in Paris, and few in the international gaming industry have heard about it. Casino gambling has historically... more
Come together: Consolidation is the name of the game
The once-fragmented – and, hence, competitive – gaming sector has seen an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions in recent... more
FOBTs: where on Earth did they come from? And why?
As most of you may know, the long-awaited decision on whether to cut the maximum bet on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) has been... more
Think before you legislate!
With the impending Supreme Court of the United States opinion regarding whether the States have the right to offer sport betting, and... more
If you build it, they won´t not come
Guillermo Fernández Vara, President of the Spanish region of Extremadura, has recently proposed legal changes which would allow for fast... more
More Better Data, Please
The Gambling Commission of Great Britain has released its annual report on participation rates and the perception of gambling for 2017.... more
